[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E722-E723]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING COLONEL RICK ZAMPELLI

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                             HON. TIM RYAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 13, 2022

  Mr. RYAN. Madam Speaker, I rise to acknowledge Colonel Rick Zampelli 
for his exemplary dedication to duty and service as the Division Chief 
of the Army House Liaison Division. Rick is transitioning from his 
current assignment to military retirement.
  Colonel Zampelli was born in Akron, Ohio in 1972 and commissioned 
from the U.S. Military Academy as an Aviation Officer in 1994. 
Throughout his career, he has served in several command and staff 
assignments, including multiple operational deployments in support of 
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
  Throughout his career, Rick has served in a variety of significant 
staff assignments to include Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Aviation and

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Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; Director, Force 2025, Army 
Capabilities Integration Center, Fort Eustis, Virginia; J3 Air 
Operations Officer, Headquarters, U.S. Special Operations Command, 
Tampa, Florida; Battalion Operations Officer, 1st Battalion, 160th 
Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and 
Brigade Personnel Officer, 82d Aviation Brigade, Fort Bragg, North 
Carolina.
  His military education includes the Aviation Officer Basic and 
Advanced Courses, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and U.S. 
Naval War College. Rick holds a Master of Arts Degree in National 
Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College and a 
Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the U.S. 
Military Academy.
  Rick's significant awards and decorations include the Legion of 
Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, 
Meritorious Service Medal and Air Medal with V Device. He is a Master 
Army Aviator and has completed Airborne School; Air Assault School; OH-
58 Instructor Pilot Course; Jumpmaster School; and Survival, Evasion, 
Resistance and Escape-C course.
  The foundation of Rick's success is his family. His wife, Jayne, and 
his son, Tristan, are the light of his life. I thank Jayne and Tristan 
for their sacrifices made in Rick supporting our country.
  Madam Speaker, it has been a genuine pleasure to highlight the life 
and service of a true American and Ohioan. Our country has benefited 
from his extraordinary leadership, judgment, and passion for the Army 
profession and for the State of Ohio. It is with great appreciation 
that I recognize and commend the life and service of Colonel Rick 
Zampelli.

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